Bangalore Events

Join us at the bookstore for a reading session and book discussion on J. Krishnamurti's YOU ARE THE WORLD. Rajan Chandy, a teacher at Rishi Valley School, will be in conversation with T.M. Veeraraghav, Executive Editor at NDTV.  The details of the event are as follows:  DATE: 15 DECEMBER, SUNDAY  TIME: 11:30 AM Since the seating is limited, please RSVP on this link to confirm your presence.  About the speakers: Rajan Chandy was a political activist in the late sixties and seventies. The questions that arose out of this experience led him to a more philosophical enquiry, and he moved to...

Join us for a book launch of GOVERNING FORESTS authored by environmental lawyer and legal scholar, Arpitha Kodiveri. Arpitha will be in conversation with Disha Ravi. In this book the author narrates her encounters with various forest-dwelling communities, and discusses many of their challenges in the face of mining and pressure for conserving forests. It examines the history of environmental laws in India, touching upon several subjects such as citizenship, the role of the State, the exclusion of the Dalit community in these forest laws, and much more.  The details of the events are as follows: DATE- 14 DECEMBER, SATURDAY TIME- 5 PMSince the...

Jeet Thayil is back with a new poetry book after 16 long years, and we're so excited to be a part of the launch!  Join us as we celebrate the launch of I'LL HAVE IT HERE with Jeet Thayil and Rahul Soni. This discussion and reading will then be followed by an interactive Q&A with the audience, and a musical performance by Yashas and Hollis!  It's going to be an evening filled with poetry, music and conversations, and since there is limited seating we recommend you book your seat right away! Here is the RSVP link.  The details of the...

Join us at the bookstore to tune into this conversation between Lavanya Lakshminarayan and Shrabonti Bagchi as they discuss Lavanya's latest science-fiction novel, INTERSTELLAR MEGACHEF.  The event details are as follows:  DATE: 23 NOVEMBER, SATURDAY TIME: 5 PM VENUE: CHAMPACA BOOKSTORE  Since there is limited seating, we recommend you to  RSVP here to confirm your presence!  About the book Stepping off a long-haul star freighter from Earth, Saras Kaveri has one bag of clothes, her little flying robot Kili... and an invitation to compete in the galaxy's most watched, most prestigious cooking show. Interstellar MegaChef is the showcase of the planet Primus's austere, carefully synthesised...

Join us at the bookstore to tune into this conversation between Nusrat Jafri and Thejaswi Shivanand as they discuss THIS LAND WE CALL HOME.  THIS LAND WE CALL HOME is Nusrat F. Jafri's debut non fiction book. It traces her maternal family history, through the lens of caste and conversions and the making of modern India. Here are the details of the event-  DATE- 9 NOVEMBER  TIME- 6 PM  VENUE- CHAMPACA BOOKSTORE Please RSVP here since there is limited seating for the event.  Read on to know more about the book and the speakers.  About the book  In this book Nusrat...